re: I'm ready to cancel Christmas.

Quoting *J*:" <blockquote><b>Quoting AddNewNameHere:</b>" I'm in the exact same boat. My DD 5 is ... [snip!] ... Your child shouldn't suffer for dads stupidity. If anyone feels their child should be evaluated they need to go with their gut."

I know. I just wish I was supported a bit more.   But I'm with you, it's about her.

I know you said that if he got a good mark at school, he would get to do something spacial, and he would be excited about it but nothing changed, have you thought about getting the teacher involved in it. Like give him a purple folder with a behavior chart in it. And have it have all the subjects in it like math, reading and so on, have every minute of the day scheduled like,

Morning work 8- 8:15
Math 8:15-9:00
Bathroom break 9:00-9:05
Reading 9:05-9:30

And so on if he gets 5 smiling faces then he gets a prize when he gets home and slowly move it up like after he gets the change of that then move up to 6.

Have Christmas. Wrap all of his presents now... like tonight. And tell him "Every time you act up I am donating one box to needy kids. The biggest presents go first. Its up to you whether you have presents on Christmas."

Quoting AddNewNameHere:" I'm in the exact same boat. My DD 5 is doing the same things. I want to get her evaluated ASAP, but her ... [snip!] ... of it.   I've read that milk allergies can be a problem too. Have you tried soy milk or almond milk with the diet?"

I didn't. We don't drink a lot of milk as it is, but I guess that would be something to look at.

I'm waiting for authorization from our insurance that the referral was extended so I can take him before the end of this week.

Quoting Mrs. Potato Dick:" I didn't. We don't drink a lot of milk as it is, but I guess that would be something to look at. I'm ... [snip!] ... I'm waiting for authorization from our insurance that the referral was extended so I can take him before the end of this week. "

cow's milk is in sooo much in some form or another! I would stay away from soy milk too though, there's way too much estrogen in that stuff.

Are you military? If so I just want to point out something. There was a new bill passed a few months ago. ABA is covered under tricare through the ECHO program. Thanks to the new bill passed you have to have an autism diagnosis to receive ABA through the tricare.

Quoting Kimberly Taddei:" I know you said that if he got a good mark at school, he would get to do something spacial, and he would ... [snip!] ... faces then he gets a prize when he gets home and slowly move it up like after he gets the change of that then move up to 6."

They already have those at school. It goes orange, blue, green, yellow, and red. Red being the worst. He's never brought home an orange or blue. Greens are a rarity as of late.

Quoting FroggysMommy:" Have Christmas. Wrap all of his presents now... like tonight. And tell him "Every time you act up I am ... [snip!] ... up I am donating one box to needy kids. The biggest presents go first. Its up to you whether you have presents on Christmas.""

This is what I'm doing. I just can't get over how he's been talking to his teacher.

I told him this morning since he got a yellow yesterday, I took one of his toys back to the store. So, I took his toy back to the store... in my brain. I was planning on buying him the Optimus Prime and Megatron he wants, but I couldn't find it at Walmart. So I'm just not gonna buy it now. LOL.

I got his referral approved, so I'm going to get him evaluated soon.

If he messes up again, I'm keeping his Magna Doodle. Those things are the smurf.

Quoting Lily's Mama:" Are you military? If so I just want to point out something. There was a new bill passed a few months ... [snip!] ... the ECHO program. Thanks to the new bill passed you have to have an autism diagnosis to receive ABA through the tricare."

What's ABA?

Applied behaviraol analysis. It is behavior modifcation. My daughter has made great improvments with it. Someone mentioned it a few pages back something about Tricare and ABA. As of a few months ago to get ABA through tricare you have to have an autism diagnosis.